In an effort to comply with its proposed consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft announced the official enactment of uniform licensing terms for OEMs on Aug. 1, and an expansion of its technical disclosure efforts including plans to reveal 385 additional Windows application programming interfaces and proprietary communications protocols.

Microsoft is disclosing more technical information about its Windows operating system products in order to comply with a federal antitrust settlement that has yet to be approved by a judge, the company announced Monday.

Best Software's small business division has consolidated nine channel programs into one Small Business Certified Consultant program to better help solution providers sell Peachtree accounting solutions and other software.